Jaipur, March 28 – A late-night altercation in Jodhpur escalated into stone-throwing and vandalism, causing tension in the area.
Pictures and videos of the incident have also surfaced, and police have launched a search operation to apprehend the perpetrators, officials said.
The incident occurred on Friday night in the Acharya Ka Bas area, where a dispute broke out after a group of young men allegedly crashed their motorcycles into women. When some people tried to help them, they became agitated.
Meanwhile, the situation worsened when the accused later returned with other people from their community and started throwing stones. Police have launched a search operation, and the situation is currently under control.
According to police, a religious program was being held in Mehron Ka Chowk, after which women were heading towards the nearby Bholavani Mela. During this time, two young men on a motorcycle coming from Layakan Mohalla allegedly collided with the women and fell to the ground. Locals claimed that the young men appeared to be intoxicated.
Residents said they initially tried to calm the situation, but the young men continued to create a disturbance.
Eyewitnesses said that locals attempted to help the injured young men, but they allegedly started pushing, abusing, and arguing with those offering assistance.
As tensions rose and a crowd gathered, the young men fled the scene. However, shortly after, they returned with several others and began throwing stones at women and local residents, causing panic in the area.
During the violence, a local youth, Nitesh, sustained serious injuries. The perpetrators also vandalized vehicles parked in the area and damaged decorative lights and arrangements put up for the local event. After creating chaos, they fled the scene.
Upon receiving information, DCP (East) Manish Kumar Chaudhary reached the spot, where angry locals raised slogans demanding the immediate arrest of the perpetrators. The situation was brought under control after police intervention.
Police Commissioner Sharad Kaviraj also visited the site and directed officials to identify and arrest the culprits at the earliest.
Security has been tightened around the site. Locals have recorded videos of the incident, which are now being used by police to identify the perpetrators.
Officials have assured that those involved will be traced and arrested soon.
DCP Manish said that the situation is now under control. He confirmed that a heavy police force was deployed immediately after reports of stone-throwing during the Gangaur procession.
Meanwhile, the process of registering an FIR has been initiated based on a written complaint filed by the aggrieved party. Police have detained several suspects so far, and they are currently being questioned, he added.
